Is it pointless to put GFI outlets on a on a curcuit that has gfi breaker???
 

Hey steve

No. you do not get any additional protection. In the event of a ground
fault, the surge of additional voltage will imediately trip the GFCI
at the panel, as this is the first breaker the current will encounter
as it try's to get to you. This goes for any additional outlets
supplied from this breaker, regular or GFCI outlets

Take care and drink plenty of beer!


On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:13:46 GMT, "gg"
wrote:

it may help in keeping you from having to run back to the main panel if it
trips,also it may keep the whole circuit from going out if you trip just the
outlet you are useing. so the lites may stay on so you can see your way
around ,but safty I'm no electrition just a few ideas I came up with. what
is going to be running off this that you need so much protection.
"Steve" wrote in message
...
If I have a gfi breaker in the panel do I get additional protection by
using
gfi outlets on the same curciut???


TIA
Steve

Is it pointless to put GFI outlets on a on a curcuit that has gfi breaker???
 

Do you not think additional voltage will accompany the additional
current that will kill you?
and yes, as the current and voltage hit the GFCI at the panel breaker,
as it tries to kill you, it will trip and prevent it from even getting
to the second GFCI.
As I'm sure you must know that any circuit that contains a GFCI in
series upstream from other outlets, will protect those outlets that
follow it. This is the very reason it is called a CIRCUIT INTERUPTER!?

Ground Fault Curcuit Interupter

Stay hydrated, drink lots of beer

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:08:53 GMT, "Robert A. Barr" Not.for.@harvest
wrote:

In the event of a ground
fault, the surge of additional voltage will imediately trip the GFCI
at the panel, as this is the first breaker the current will encounter
as it try's to get to you.

Huh? Surge of additional voltage? Funny. I always thought a GFI trips because
it senses a difference in current flow between the hot and neutral. What surge?

And is there some mysterious reason why the two GFI's wouldn't experience the
current flow simultaneously? Are the little electrons late in arriving at the
second unit, due to travel time?